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Joanne Richler - Patriarchal Sparkle / Honesty

from Coming Out - Ready or Not [an LGBTQ+ Charity release] by Homo Promos

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Joanne Richler was American and a heterosexual woman, which caused a few arguments among us between the separatists and the includers. Her wistful and often funny songs were about the fraught nature of male/female relationships ‐ all relationships ‐ and the sexual politics therein. That was good enough for me. Nowadays she is an educational consultant.

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The relationship is easy,
No need to define your terms
Then suddenly you find you're spending less time
With your friends, or doing your work.
The warning bells are sounding,
Better sit down and work it out
This association resembles strangulation
And the gentle voice turns to a shout

You don't want to be a couple,
No, don't want to live a lie
Don't want to seem to hold up the dream
Of a happy-ever-after or die.
Don't want to be oppressive
By setting out lots of rules
That's very patriarchal and it takes off all the sparkle
As the feelings all start to cool

The space it must be respected
Allowing lots of room
Secure but hope there's lots of scope
When non-monogamy comes too close
Don't want to be oppressive
By setting out lots of rules
That's very patriarchal and it takes off all the sparkle
And the feeling will start to cool

So how to go about things when you can't find a kiss?
Just check up on your neighbours
And see if all their labours
Have sorted out any of it

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Honestly
Let's talk quite honestly
Let's put aside emotions, deal with facts
Such honesty can show some clarity
And all the things that feelings lack
Honestly
What about the fallacy
That the truth only hurts for a moment in time
Since the pain is pure, time is the perfect cure
At least, I think that's the line.
But how can you see so clearly
When tears obscure the view?
The politics of openness with nothing left unsaid
Confuse what's right with the best thing to do
You feel better that you've been honest
But better is a relative term
You know in the end it will work itself out
Why, what else could you honestly have done?

credits

from Coming Out - Ready or Not [an LGBTQ+ Charity release], released January 1, 1983
Words and music - Joanne Richler
Vocals and keyboards - Joanne Richler

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The excitement generated by the audience at the largest gay benefit concert ever staged in this country is very apparent on this album. On December 8th 1982 the Albany Empire was filled to capacity with gay women and men eager to support this Lesbian Line / Gay Switchboard benefit, Though most of the performers will be new to you, at that time they represented over 50 years of LGBT music making. ... more

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